Designation-printing means



W. W, LASKEH.

DESIGNATION PRINTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1a, 1916.

Patented Aug 23, 1921.

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W. W. LASKER.

DESIGNATION PRINTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, I916.

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W1 LASKER. DESIGNATIQ'N PRINTING MEANS.- M P LICATION FILED FEB. us. 1916.

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uNiTEo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. LAS KER OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB) TO POWERS ACCOUNT- ING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

DESIGNATION-PRINTING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application niea rebruary' is, 1916. Serial No.'79,013.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, WILLIAM W. LASKER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Designation-Print: ing Means, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relatesto accounting machines in general and more particularly to the class of tabulator printers cooperating with perforated record cards. j

VVith-the tabulator printers in use, there are generally a plurality of groups of printers which, at one setting, will print the individual items of each card as it is passed through the machine, and the accumulation of such printer groups will simultaneously be actuated to accumulate the amounts of such items, and then upon the passage through such machine of a so called total.

card, the machine will automatically shift its mechanism from the position of printing individual items to a position for printing totals.

s The present invention contemplates means whereby any one of the groups may be used as a designating group, whereby a designation character may be printed that is common to all the record cards of a certain series being printed, which group at-a certain setting may, without further manipulation, print the designation character when'the first card 'is being passed through, will transfer such character to the accumulator, discontinue the operation of the accumulating means-after such first transfer, permit printing the same designation for the remaining cards of the series, and then upon the passage through the machine of a total card again actuate the accumulating means to permit such accumulating meansto transfer to theprinting means and-print with the totals the designation character. which had been transferred to the accumulator;

In the accompanying drawings, an arrester or anchoring means is illustrated which finds particular adaptation with the present arrangement'but is equally advantageous with all total taking mechanisms which anchoring means is ada ted to anchor certain elements of the tabu ator printers now in use until the total has been taken. An application claiming this anchoring means separately is shown in my copending gppgilgation, filed Feb. 28, 1916, Serial No.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the invention will appean from the subjoined detailed description of one specific embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- F gure l is a side elevation of a machine equipped with the present improvement.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental front elevation of the upper part of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a part of the action including portions of'the present-improvement.

Fig. 4 is a sect-ionon the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the part shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the essential parts constituting the present invention.

F 7 is a fragmental detail showing the settmgmechanism in a released position as contrasted to the position shown in Fig. 3 in which the setting mechanism is disposed in anchoring position.

Fig. 8 is a fragmental detail showing the means for connecting the total actuating the nonlisting mechanism.

In theembodiment shown, the following elements are substantially identical with those illustrated in my copending application, Serial No. 89534, filed April 7, 1916; a

fragmental side and I plurality of groups of type carrying sectors 12 connected thereto, accumulator engage ment" segments 13 provided with gear teeth .14, accumulator wheels 15 for engagement. I

with the gear teeth 14, "shafts 16 on which the accumulator wheels 15 are mounted, cam'.

levers 17, cam'slots 18 in such cam levers 17 being pivotally connected to the supports 19 on-the main frame A, a reciprocable link 20 for each group of segments 13 pivotally connected to-the levers 17 and extending. for.- wardly therefrom, actuating lever engagementment recesses 21 and 22 on said link 20, the recess 21 being formed in the upper edge of the link 20 and the recess 22 in the lower frame A.

roller 'tioning pin. 57.

edge ofthe link 20, a link actuating lever 23 pivotally mounted on the shaft 24 'ournaled in the downwardly extending brac ets 25 of the auxiliary frame 26, a pin 27 on said lever 23 adapted to engage the recess 21 and a pin 28 on the lever 23 adapted to engage the recess 22, a crank sector engaging lever 29 yieldably mounted on said shaft 24, and a crank sector 30 secured to the main actuating shaft 31 of the printing and total taking mechanism.

The mechanism about to be described essentially forms the elements that cotiperate with the foregoing main elements to produce the results aimed to be obtained by the present invention. 4

Since the constituent elements forming the improved mechanisms for the several groups of sectors are substantially identical, but one group will be described.

F orwardly of the actuating shaft 31 is situated the total taking shaft 32 on which is loosely mounted a bell crank lever 33 having an upwardly extending arm 34 and a rearwardly extending arm 35, the end of the rearwardly extending arm 35 being connected to the linkfl20fby a spring 36. Forwardly of the'co'nnection of the spring 36 with the arm 35 is-pivotally connected the lower end of the'link37, the upper end having a slot 38 formed therein through which a the pin 39 of the link 20 extends, thereby the slot-and-pin connecting the link 37 with the link 20. Fixed. to lever 40 having a pin 41 on its free upper end extending across the front edge of the arm 34.

Therocking of the shaft 32,Ias formerly,

rocks the bell crank 33 to initiate the total taking operation. For automatically rocking t e shaft 32, in the present instance, a lever 42 (Fig. 8) extending rearwardly therefrom, to the free rear end of which is pivotally connected the link 43, the lower end of which link 43 ,is pivotally connected to the rearwardly extending arm 44 loosely mounted on the rod 45 secured in the lower part ofthe main Fixed to the arm 44 is the upwardly extending arm 48. and the down- Y wardly extending ratchet arm 49. The arm 48 has at its upper end a lug 50 adapted to engage the in 51 on the reciprocating link 52 which is pivotally connected at one end to the upwardly extending arm of the pivotally mounted'bell crank 53, the rearwardly extending arm of which bell crank 53 has a 54 thereon for-engagement with the cam groove 55 of the cam 47. The reciproeating link 52 has'a'rod portion 56 at one end thereof (Fl 11) extending through an opening formed in the lower end of the posireciprocatingly mountedin the "pin box 58 having a collar 59 between which and a duced. This is done as the shaft 32 is theis fixed to the shaft 32 The positioning pin 57 is lower plate 60 of the pin box 58 a spring 61 is strained whereby such pin 57 is resiliently .maintained in its raised position disposed lar 66 formed on the pin 57.

The openings 64 and 65 and the collar 66 cotiperate with one another so that three distinctpositions of the pin 57- may be profollows: lVith every cycle, the pin box 58 is raised, thereby raising the pin 57 withit. If the card being analyzed is a record card, it will have no perforation to register with the openings 64 and 65 and thus the pin 57 will be obstructed in its upward movement by its extreme end coming in contact with the card; if the card is a total card, it will have a small perforation (Fig. 11) permitting the passage of the upper end of the pin 57, but obstructing the collar 66 from passage therethrough; and on the other hand, if the card is a stop card, or no card at all is located between the plates 62 and 63, free upper passages of the pin 57 is permitted so that its collar 66 may likewise pass therethrough.

After every rise of the pin box 58, the link 52 is reciprocated by the bell crank 53 being actuated by the cam 47. The position of the pin 57 will determinathe path of movement of the lug 51 on the link 52 relapin 57 is either in its extreme upper position or in its lowest position, the lug 50 .will not be disposed in the path of movement of the lug 51 and consequently the actuation of the link 43 by the actuation of the arm 48 will pin is in the intermediate position, that is, when the total'card contacts with the collar 66 and thereby obstructs the pin 57 from further upward movement, the lug 50 will be disposed in the path of movement of the lug 51 whereupon the actuation of the link 52 .by the bell' crank 53 bringing the lug 51 into contact with an actuating lug 50, will rock the arm 48 thereby rocking the arm44 to actuate the link 43 which in turn by its connectionwith the total shaft 32 will actuate the same to initiate the total taking operation; For anchoring the total taking shaft'32 in the total taking position until the operation is completed, the ratchet arm 49when rocked downward'by the actuation of the lug 50, will snap under the latch 67 which is. fulcrunied to the "downwardly not take place, but when the ,ing shaft 32 thereupon beingv immediately ,sition by the spring 36 andthe spring 72-;

the action "elements in operation when the the record cards, andf simu1taneous1y acgagement with the ,Jgle a'r teeth '14 of the seg-- tact with the pin'170 and disengages the latch 67fromthe ratchet arm 49 together with the linkage connecting the total tak-;-

retracted to normal or non-total taking po-f which connects thea'rm 35. with the main frame A. I r 7, The mechanism so fardescribed includes mechanism is" to be set ina normal condition, that is, to print the several items of cumulating the amountsiof the several cards on the accumulator wheels 15 so that at the required time, the total may be taken. The operation of the foregoingis substantial}? identical with that disclosed in my copen ing application, Serial No. 89534, filed April 7, 1916. In other words, according to therecords of the record cards, when the individual items are being printed, the type sectors 12 will be set by suitable extension rods 74 (Fig. 1) which reproduce the recordso'f the cards by cooperation with the perfora tions of the cards. .Then the crank sector 30 having rocked forwardly to release the" type sectors 12 and simultaneously with drawn the accumulator wheels 15 out of en-v ments 13 'on the advance movement of the type sectors 12, this being done by the engagement of the lever 29 by the sector '30, the link 37 being in raised position so that the 'recess21of the link jgg'will be engaged by the pin 27 of thefactilfittlng lever 23, such engagement of the'se'ct0r 30 with the lever 29 will rock the lever 23 so that its pin 27 will move the link 20 rearward, thereby rocking the cam levers 17 rearward by their cam slots 18 will withdraw the-ac cumulator wheels 15 out of the path of movementof the gear teeth 14.

Upon the return movement of the sector 30, the return engagement of the sector '30 with the lever- 29 will rock the lever23 to bring the accumulator. wheels 15 into the path of movement of the gear teeth 14, so that the sector 30 also simultaneously re.' tracting the type sectors 12 and segments 13, the records just printed will be accumulated by the accumulator wheels 15.

Then upon taking a total, the rockinggof the total taking shaft 32 will by engagement of the pin 41 with the bell crank'lever 33 draw downwardly the link 37 thereby drawing the link 20 downwardly so thatthe pin 28 oi the'lever 23 will enter the recess 22 of the link '20. Thereupon when the sector 30 moves-forwardly, the segments 13 when released will engage the accumulator wheels 15 on their advance movement, the sector 30 by engagement with the lever 29 positioning the accumulator wheels 15 in thepath of movement of the gear teeth 14. The accumulator wheels 15 in this operation are anchored against further movement when they: are turned to their zero or clear position." Thus when the sector 30 thereupon ireturns,.' the engagement of the lever 29 Zthereby rocking the lever 23 to move the link 20 rearward, will thereby withdraw the j accumulator wheels 15- out of engagement with the gear-teeth 14 and withdraw them when in clear position, this operation serviing to clear the machine ready for another serles of cards.

1 The-mechanism whereby, of a series of record cards, only the first item will have the designation character accumulated on Y its accumulator wheels, comprises means for set ting the printing group to be used for printing the designation so that upon its initial actuation the printing, of. the first designation arm is permitted with the first card of the series being recorded and such designation accumulated on the accumulators, whereupon the accumulators of that group. will be practically withdrawn from operation until the total is to be taken, and the actuation of the total taking means be permitted to again release the designation accumulators to permit the accumulated a item to be printed with the total.

"catable slide 75 uided in its vertical move- The mechanism for sosetting a printing group ment by the pin 6 secured to the auxiliary.

frame 26 and the shaft 77 mounted in the bracket 89, the upper end of the slide 75 having a recess'78 therein cooperating with the pin 76 anda recess 79 at its lower-end coep'erating with the shaft 77. On the edge :ofthe rear lower portion of the slide 75 a series of ratchet teeth 80 are formed, and

disposed above these ratchet teeth 80, the

slide 7 5 is cut away to form the enlarged recess 81. Beyond the upper edge 82 of the recess 81, the stop plate 83 extends, such stop plate 83-having slot 84 (F 13) to be engaged by the screws 85 whereby the N r plate 83 is adjustably secured to the slide 75. The slide 75 isnormally and resiliently disposed in its raised position by the spring 86'strained between the pin 76 and the pin 87' onthe slide 75 below the recess '81. The stop plate 83 is adapted to engage the pin 88-on the'linkI20L The bracket 89 on which the shaft 77 is a supported is substantially ,U-s'haped (Fig.

5) and secured to the main frame A. Extending rearwardly from the intermediate portion 90 of the bracket 89 is the extension 91 on which the cylindrical bearing 92 is secured. Formed in the upper portion of the cylindrical bearing 92 in the rear and front sides thereof are openings 93 and 94 respectively, in alinement with one another through which the rear portion of the setting rod 95 extends, the rear end of the setting rod being provided with a collar 96 to limit the forward movement of the rod 95 and the short pin 97 formed on the rod 95 forwardly of the bearing 92 to limit the rearward movement'of the rod 95. The

rod 95 is adapted to have two setting positions, a forwarding setting where the printing and total taking mechanism operate forwardly and a rearwardly setting where the non-listing operation is automatically performed. For resiliently anchoring the rod 95 in its respective. positions, recesses 98 and 99 are formedin the rod 95 spaced from one another a predetermined distance. The recesses 98 and 99 are positioned 'to cooperate with the plug 100 (Fig. 3) disposed in the bore of the cylindrical bearing 92 and strained between the bottom of said bore and the plug 100 is located the spring 101 by means of which the plug 100 is strained againstthe rod 95 and consequently when the rod is moved so that the plug 100 engages the recess 99, the rod 95 is anchored in the forward position or non-listing position and when positioned sothat the plug 100 engages the recess 98, the rod 95 is anchored in the rear osition or position for normal operation of the printing and total taking mechanisms. Mounted on the shaft 7 7 are the short lever 102 and the long lever 103 which are connected to one another by the plate 104 so that 103 will simultaneously actuate the lever 102. The plate 104 has'a forwardly extending portion 105 in which the screw 106 is disposed, such screw 106 contacting with the intermediate portion 90 of the bracket 89 when the levers 102 and 103 are raised and thereby limiting the upward movement of such levers, the screw 106 being adjustable to permit adjusting the upward movement of such levers. For resiliently maintaining the levers 102 and 103 in raised position, the plate 104 is connected by spring 107 with the spring abutment 108 which is secured to the upper end of the cylindrical portion 92.. On the free end of the short lever 102 is pivotally connected the short pawl 109 and on the shaft 77 adjacent to the shortlever 102 is pivotally connected the long pawl 110. The active ends of the pawls 109 and 110 are bent to one side, the .active end of the pawl 110 above the active end of the pawl 109 for engagement with the ratchet teeth '80 of the slide 75, the teeth 80 being shown as arranged in pairs, the two upper teeth for coperation with the pawl 110 and the action of the lever the two lower teeth for cooperation with the pawl 109. For resiliently maintaining the pawls 109 and 110 in engagement with the teeth 80 when the rod 95 is set in forward or non-listing position, the spring 111 is provided connecting the pin 112 of the pawl 109 with the pin 113 on the pawl 110, thereby anchoring the two pawls resiliently against one another, and the spring 114 is provided for anchoring the pin 113 on the pawl 110 with the total taking shaft 32 whereby'the pawls 109 and 110 are both resiliently maintained in engaging position with the slide 75. The pawl 110 is provided with a pin 115 adapted to be engaged by the pin 116 on the rod 95 disposed a little forwardly of the pin 97. Thus when the rod 95 is moved in its rearward position or position for normal operation of the printing and total taking mechanism, its pin 116 will engage the pin 115 of the pawl 110 and thereby withdraw both pawls 110 and 109 out of engagement with the slide 75 whereby to make the non-listing mechanism inoperative.

On the long lever 103 is formed the pin .117 for engagement by the crank sector 30 when moving down in its forward position.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that when the rod 95 is drawn out into the outer or non-listing osition, the pawls 109 and 110 will be resiliently maintained in engaging osition with the slide 75. Assuming a condition where the slide 75 has been re leased from the pawls 110 and 109, the slide 7 5 maintained in its extreme raised position by the spring 86, and the link-20 with its upper recess 21 engaged by the pin 27, then upon forward movement of the crank sector 30, the lever 29 will first be engaged thereby actuating the lever 23 to shift the link 20 rearwardly and there with the accumulator wheels 15 out of mesh with the teeth 14 so that upon the release of the segments 13, they will be permitted to be positioned by the setting rods 2'4 and the designation printed with the first item. Then upon the continued downward movement of the crank sector 30, the pin 117 will be engaged thereby depressing the pawl 109 which being in engagement with the lower set of ratchet teeth 80 of the slide 7 5 will depress such slide 75 one tooth space and snap the upper pawl 11.0 into engagement with one of the u pei ratchet teeth 80 so as to prevent the slidia 7 5 from sliding upward again. Then upon the return movement of the sector 30, the lever 29 again being engaged, the lever 23 will be rocked to draw the link 20 forwardly and thus bring the accumulators 15 into engage ment with the teeth 14 and permit such first designation to be accumulated on the accumulator wheels." Then upon passin the second card through the machine, an the second forward. movement of the sector 30, the

thus been moved the second tooth space, the

stop plate 82 will engage the pin 88 of the link and thereby draw the link 20 downwardly so that its recess 21 will be disengaged from the pin 27, the downward movement being comparatively a short distance so that the lower pin 28 will likewise be out of engagement with the recess 22 of the link 20. Then upon the return movement of the sector 30, its engagement with the lever 29 will not in any way afi'ect the position of the Wheels 15, these remaining in the position disengaged from the teeth 14. Then although the designation character may be printed with every item, it will not accumulate on the accumulator wheels 15 and so when it is desired to take a total, the desig- I nation character may be printed with the total amounts.

Whena total card is passed through the machine, as already described, the total tak" ing shaft 32 will be rocked whereupon the pin 41 of the lever 40 will engage the bell crank 33 to rockthe same and thereby, through the connection of the link 37 between the arm 35 and the link 20 the link 20 will be. drawn into its lower position to permit the pin 28 to enter the recess 22 so that upon the engagement of the lever 29 upon the then ensuing forward 'movement of the crank sector 30, the actuation of the lever 23 will draw the link 20 forwardly thereby moving the accumulator wheels 15 into engagement with the teeth 14 upon the advance movement of the segments 13 so that the designation group oi" printers may then be positioned by the accumulation of the accumulators 15 which have been on the pas: sage through the machine of the first card of the series. The return movement of the sector 30 will, as formerly, actuate the lever 23 to move the link 20 rearwardly, thereby to withdraw the accumulator wheels 15 out of engagement with the teeth "14 while the accumulator wheels 15 are clear, thereby clearing the accumulator wheels 15 for the next series of cards.

For automatically restoring the non-listing mechanism for the next series, the upper arm 34: of the bell crank 33 is'p-rovided with a stop finger 1 18 which will engage the pawl 110 upon the rocking of the bell crank 33 thereb rocking both 'the-pawls 110 and 109 out o engagement with the slide 75 and permitting the slide 75 to be drawn upwardly by its spring 86.

Instead of repeating the same class or group designating number ordesignator as each successive card of the group is punched, the first card only of such group may be punched, in the appropriate zone, with the class or group number of the group, while subsequent cards of the group may have different designations punched in said zone. These different designations may be individual to each card or to sub-groups of the cards or otherwise, and are printed along with other items of the cards subsequent to the first card.

With this arrangement, the first card with its group designation is' analyzed and the data thereof printed, and also accumulated and thus transferred to the totalizer. The accumulator is then automatically cut out, and the said different designations are printed'one after the other in said same zone,

ut are not accumulated. When, however, I

a total is taken, the accumulator is permitted to mesh with the sectors, and the one group designation which was transferred to the accumulator from the first card is then transferred from the accumulator to the type sectors and printed with the totals of the items which were added.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention.

1 claim: l

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for setting up and printing items; means for accumulating said items; means for printing the total accumulated by the accumulating means; and settable means for automatically rendering the accumulating means inoperative from the time that a single item is accumulated after the setting of the settable means until the next total is printed.

. 2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a. printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulating means adapted to accumulate a setup item and automatically omit the accumulation of subsequent items; and means for automatically initiating and causing the printing of. the accumulateditem after said subse uent items have been omitted.

3. n a machine of the character described, a plurality of printing mechanisms on which items may be setup; means for accumulating the totals of said items and printing the totals; certain of the accumulating means being adapted to automatically omit the accumulation of the items set up between the first item and the next subsequent total.

4;. In a machine of the character described,

the combination of a group of printers; means for setting up items on said printers;

accumulators adapted to be operatively connected with said printers for accumulating totals of the accumulated items; means adapted to cause the printing of said totals; and settable means adapted to be set for automatic-all rendering sa-id accumulators inoperative :trom the time that the first item is accumulated until the next total is printed.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a group of printers; means for setting up items on said printers; accumulators adapted to be operatively connected to said printers for accumulating totals of the accumulated items; means adapted to cause the printing of said totals; and settable means adapted to be set for automatically rendering said accumulators inoperative from the time that the first item is accumulated, after the settable means is set, until the next total is printed.

6. in an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position oi said printers for taking totals, and means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position during one or more normal accumulating periods.-

7. in an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printin position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, and progressively actuated anchoring means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position on the second actuation of said actuating means, the initial actuation of said actuating means affecting the accumulators whereby the first card of a series may be accumulated but accumulation of all the remaining cards be prevented.

8. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for; printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define. the position of. said printers for taking totals, and progressively actuated anchoring means includ ng a slide, ratchet teeth on said slide, pawls for engaging said teeth, means for actuatingsaid pawls to position said slide on the second actuation in anchoring position, the initial actuation not affecting the operation of said accumulators.

9. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressivel actuated anchoring means including a sli e, ratchet teeth on said slide, pawls for engaging said teeth, means for'actuating said pawls to position said slide on the second actuation in anchoring position, the initial actuation not aifectingthe operation of said accumulators, and a finger on said resetting means for engaging said pawls to release said slide thereby to permit the restoration of said slide.

10. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for automatically initiating the resetting of said accumulators so that said accumulatorsmay define the position of said printers for taking totals, and means for automatically anchoring said accumulators'out of accumulating position during one or more normal accumulating periods, said anchoring means not interfering with the operation of said resetting means. I

11. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate. on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position on the second actuation of said anchoring means, the initial actuation of said actuating means not affecting the accumulators whereby the first card of a series may be accumulated but accumulation of all the remaining cards be prevented, and means restoring'said accumulators.

12, In an accounting machine having a a plurality of groups of printers, each group for resetting said accumulators .so that said.

accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position on thedsecond actuation of said anchoring means, the initial actuation. of said actuating means not affecting the accumulators Whereby'the first card of a series may be accumulated but accumulation of all the remaining cards beprevented, said anchoring means not interfering with the operation of said resetting means.

13. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of rinters having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators toibe engaged by said printers to accu-mulate 'on a-ld accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may'define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position .on the second-actuation of said anchoring means, the-initial actuation of said actuating means not affecting the accumulators whereby the first card of a series may .be accumulated but accumulation ofall the remaining cards be prevented, said anchoring means not interfering with the operation of said resetting'fneanaand means for re storin said; accumulators. i

14 n 'kanfaccounting machine having a plurality of-groups of. printers, each group of Y rinters having means for defining the position of said printer's for printing individual items, actuatingmeans for actuating said printersyinto printing position, accur'mulators to be engaged said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resettlng said accumulators so that sa d accumulators maydefine the position of said printers for f taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring -'means forfl'anchoring said accumulators but: of; accumulating positiononzthe'secon'd actuation of'said anchorin means,ftheinitialactuation-of said actu- 'at ng'meansnotaffecting the accumulators whe'rehyfftheffirst cardof a series may be accumulated'but accumulation of all-the remaining. cards be prevented, a total taking shaft, and connecting means'connecting said resetting 'ineans with said total taking. shaft whereby the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuatesaid resetting means.

I plurality of groups of printers, each group of rinters having means for defining the position of said printers for printingindividual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumul'ators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of. said printers for taking totals, means for anchormg said accumulators outof accumulating osition, a total taking shaft, a bell crank oosely mounted on said total taking shaft, a fixed arm on said shaft for connecting said bell crank to be actuated with said shaft, and a spring for normally maintaining said bell crank in engagement with said fixed.

resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said rinters for taking totals, means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position, a total taking shaft, a bell crank loosely mounted on said total taking shaft, a fixed arm on said shaft for connecting said bell crank to be actuated with said shaft, and a spring for normally maintaining said bell crank in engagement with said fixed arm, the said-resetting means being connected to said bell crank so that the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuate said resetting means, said anchoring means not interfering with the operation of said reset ting means.

17. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the. position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing-position, accuQ mulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for hell crank to be. actuated with said shaft, a

spring for normally maintaining said bell 'crank in engagement with said fixed arm, the

said .resetting means being connectedtosaid 65 15 In anaccounting machine having aj' bell crank so that the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuate said resetting means, said anchoring means not interfering with the operation of said resetting means, and means for restoring said accumulators.

18. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups ofprinters, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said. accumulators so that said ac cumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, means for anchoring said accumulators out of accumulating position, a total taking shaft, a bell crank loosely mounted on said total taking-shaft, a fixed arm on said shaft for connecting said bell crank to be actuated with said shaft, a spring for normally maintaining said bell crank in engagement with said fixed arm, the

said resetting means being connected to said bell crank so that the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuate said resetting means, said anchoring means not interfering with the operation of said resetting means, and means for restoring said accumulators.

19. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers position. of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means including a slide, ratchet teeth on said slide, pawls for engaging said teeth, means for actuating said pawls to position said slide actuation in anchoring position, the initial actuation not affecting the operation of said accumulators, a total taking shaft, and connecting means connecting said resetting means with said total taking shaft whereby the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuate said resetting means.

20. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said.

printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means including a slide, ratchet'teeth on said slide, pawls for engaging said teeth, means for. actuating said pawls to position said slide on the second having means for defining the on the second accumulators, a total taking shaft, connecting means connecting said resetting means with said total taking shaft whereby the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuate said resetting means, and a finger on said bell crank for engaging said pawls to release said slide thereby to permit the restoration of said slide.

21. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating 80 said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means including a slide, ratchet teeth on said slide, a shaft, a lever on said shaft, pawls for engaging said teeth, one of said pawls being pivotally connected to said lever and the other pawl pivotally connected to said shaft, a spring for resiliently connecting the pawls to one another, a second spring for resiliently maintaining the pawls in engagement with said ratchet teeth, a crank sector, a second lever connected to said first lever, said crank sector being disposed to actuate said second lever thereby to actuate said first lever to in turn actuate said slide, the second actuation of said second 100 lever by said sector upon the second of a series of cards being analyzed, positioning said slide in anchoring position, the initial actuation not affecting the operation of said accumulators' 22. In. an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for cooperating with said printers, shifting means operatively connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having two active ends for connecting said shifting means, one of said active ends operative to shift said shifting means to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, and the other of said active ends operative for shifting said shifting. means to bring said accumulators into engagement With said printers for taking a total, actuating means for actuating said rocking means, and means for anchoring said shifting means out of engagement with said rocking means.

23. In an accounting machinehavinga group of printers, accumulators for; cooperating with said printers, a shifting link operatlvely connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having an upper and a lower active end, the upper active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the sameto bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, the lower active end being ope 'at-ive to connect said shifting link for shifting thesame to bring said accumulators into engage.- ment with said printers for taking a total,- actuating means for actuating saidrocking means, and means for anchoring -'s'aid rock: ing means out ofengagement with said shifting link.

2a. In an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for co'iperating with said: printers, a shifting link eratively connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having an upper-and a lower active end, the upper active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same tobring said accumulators into engagement with said printersfor accumulation, the lower active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for taking a total, actuating means for actuating said rocking means, positive anchoring means for positively anchoring said shifting link out of engagement with the upper active end of means having wrapper and a lower active end, the upper active end being 0 erative to connect said shifting link for shi ting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, the lower active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bringsaid accumulators into engagement with said printers for taking a total, actuating means for actuating said rocking means, positive anchoring means for positively anchoring said shifting link out of engagement with the upper active end of said rocking means, means for resiliently maintaining said shiftin link in raised position out of contact wit said lower active end, the positive anchoring means anchoring said shifting link just above said lower active end whereby accumulation will be prevented. and a total taking means for drawing down said shifting link into contact with said lower active end against the tension of said resilient means.

26. In an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for coiiperating with said printers, a shifting link operatively connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of en- 'agement with said printers, rocking means aving an upper and a lower active end,'the upper active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to' bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation the lower active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for taking a total, actuating means for actuating said rocking means, positive anchoring means for positively anchoring said shifting link out of engagement with the upper active end of said rocking means, means for resiliently maintaining said shifting link in raised position out of contact with said lower active end, the positive anchoring means anchoring said shifting link just above said lower actlVG end whereby accumulation will be prevented, a total taking means for drawing down said shifting link into contact with said lower active end against the tension of said resilient means, and means for restoring said positive anchoring means.

27. In an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for cooperating with said printers, a shifting link operatively connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having an upper and a lower active end, the upper active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, the lower active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement w1th said printers for taking a total, actuating means for actuating said rocking means, positive anchoring means for positively anchoring said-shitting link out of engagement with the upper active end of said rocking means, means for resiliently maintaining said shifting link in raised position out of contact with said lower active end, the positive anchoring means anchoring said shifting link just above said lower. active end whereby accumulation will be prevented, a total taking means for drawing down said shifting link into contact with said lower active end against the tension of said resilient means, and means for progressively setting said positive anchoring means by two actuations so that the first card of a series may have a record accumulated and only upon the second actuation when a second card of the series is analyzed the anchoring means will be properly set.

In an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for cooperating with said printers, a shifting link operatively connected to said accumulators for shifting said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having an upper and a lower active end, the upper active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, the lower active end being operative to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for takinga total, actuating means for actuating said rocking means, means for anchoring said rocking means out of engagement with said shifting link, and means whereby said anchoring means may either be set into operation for non-accumulation or out of operation for normal operation of the machine.

29. In an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for cooperating with said printers, a shifting link operatively connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having an upper and a lower active end, the upper active end being operated to connect said shifting link forshifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, the lower active end being operated to connect said shifting link for shifting the same to bring said accumulators into engagement'with said printers for taking a total, a crank sector for actuating said rockmg means, a slide, resilient means for maintaming said slide in position, a stop plate on said slide, a pin on said link for engagement by said slide, ratchet teeth on said slide, a shaft, a lever on said shaft, a pawl pivotally mounted on said shaft, a second pawl pivotally mounted on the end of said lever, the active ends of said pawls being operatively disposed to engage said ratchet teeth, a second lever on said shaft connected to said first lever, said crank sector being adapted to engage said second lever to rock the pawl connected on said first lever thereby to actuate said slide, a spring for normally maintaining said levers in raised position, a spring for normally-maintaining said pawls adjacent to one another, a spring for resiliently maintaining both said pawls in engagement with said ratchet teeth, the actuation of said slide by said sector being progressive, the first actuation drawing the slide down one tooth, the second actuation drawing down the slide tooth, that said stop L and draws down said link out of engagement with said upper active end whereby the accumulators will be prevented from being positioned for accumulation.

30. In an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, progressively actuated anchoring means including a slide, ratchet teeth on said slide, a shaft, a lever on said shaft, pawls for engaging said teeth, one of said pawls being pivotally connected to said lever and the other pawl, pivotally connected to said shaft, a spring for resiliently connecting the pawls to one another, a second spring for resiliently maintaining the pawls in engagement with said ratchet teeth, a crank sector, a second lever connected to said first lever, said crank sector being disposed to actuate said second lever thereby to actuate said first lever to in turn actuate said slide, the second actuation of said second lever by said sector upon the second of a series of cards being analyzed, positioning said slide in anchoring position, the initial actuation not affecting the operation of said accumulators, and means for anchoring said pawls out of engagement with said slide thereby to permit the normal operation of said machine.

31. In an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for cooper-- ating with said printers, shifting means operatively connected to said accumulators for bringing said accumulators into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means .having two active ends for connecting with said shifting means, one active end for shifting said shifting means .to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, and the other of said active ends for shifting said shifting means to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for taking a total, anchoring means for anchoring said shifting means out of engagement with said first mentioned active end to prevent accumulation, means for progressively drawing said anchoring means into anchoring position, and setting means for setting said drawing means either into or out of connection with said anchoring means to operate the same.

:32. in an accounting machine having a group of printers, accumulators for coopera'ting with said printers, shifting means operativeiy connected to said accumuia ,ors for bringing said accuinu one into or out of engagement with said printers, rocking means having two active ends for connecting with said shiftin means, one active end for shifting said shifting means to bring said accumulators into engagement with said printers for accumulation, and the other of said active ends for shifting said shifting means to bring said accumulators into engagement withsaid printers for taking a total, anchoring means for anchoring said shifting means out of engagement with said first mentioned active end to prevent accumulation, means for progressively drawing said anchoring means into anchoring position, setting means for setting saiddrawing means either into or out of connection with said anchoring means to operate the same,

said setting means comprising a shiftable rod, a pin on said drawing means, and a second pin on said rod for engaging said first pin to bring said drawing meanseither into or out of engagement with said anchoring means.

33. In an accounting machine, the combination with a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defining the position of saidprinters for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means 'for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking'totals, one of said groups of printers being used for printing designation characters, and means for anchoring the accumulators of said designation group of printers out of accumulating position.

34. In an accounting machine, the combination with a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers having means for defin'ng the position of said printers for printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers ti accumulate on said accumulators, means ior resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may definethe position of said printers for taking totals, one of said groups of printers being used for printing designation characters, progressive anchoring means for anchoring the accumulators of said designation group of printers out of accumulating position after the record of a first card of a series has been accumulated, and actuating means for actuating said anchoring means into anchoring position upon the second actuation for a series of record cards, the initial actuation not affecting the operation of the accumulators.

35. in an accounting machine, the combination with a plurality of groups of printers, each group of printers havin tor defining position of pi rs tor printing individual items, actuating means for actuating said printers into printing position, accumulators to be engaged by said printers to accumulate on said accumulators, means for resetting said accumulators so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers for taking totals, one of said groups of printers being used for printing designation characters, progressive anchoring means for anchoring the accumulators of said designation group of printers out of accumulating position after the record of a first card of a series has been accumulated, actuating means for actuating said anchoring means into anchoring position upon the second actuation for a series of record cards. the initial actuation not affecting the operation of the accumulators, a total taking shaft, and connecting means connecting said resetting means with said total taking shaft whereby the actuation of said total taking shaft will actuate said resetting means to reset the accumulators of all the groups of printers including the designation group so that said accumulators may define the position of said printers when taking the total. 36. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a printing mech anism on which items may be set up; an accumulator adapted to effect the accumulation of a set-up item andto automatically become inoperative during the subsequent setting up of items; and an initiating means for causing the total-taking of said set-up item after said subsequent setting up.

37. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulator adapted to effect the accumulation of a set-up item and to automatically vtaking of said set up item after said subsequent operation.

- 38. In amachine of the character described, the combination of a printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulator adapted, when operative, to effect the accumulation of a set-up item; means put into operation by the said accumulation for rendering the accumulator inoperative and preventing subsequent accumulations; initiating means for causing total-taking; and means put into operation by said initiating means for rendering operative the inoperativerendered accumulator.

39. in a machine of the character described, the combination of a printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulator adapted, when operative, to ei ion a set up item;

feet the accumulat means it into operas a by the said accumulation for rendering the accumulator inoperative; total-taking mechanism; and means for rendering operative the inoperative-rendered accumulator and actuating the total-taking mechanism.

40. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulator adapted, when operative, to effect the accumulation of a setup item; automatic means for rendering the accumulator inoperative; total-taking mechanism; and means for rendering operative the inoperative-rendered accumulator and actuating the total-taking mechanism..

41. In a machine of the character described. the combination of a printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulator means adapted. when operative, to efi'ect the accumulation of a set-up item; automatic means put into operation by the said accumulation for rendering the accumulator inoperative and preventing subsequent accumulations; total-taking ,mechanism; and means for rendering operative the inoperative-rendered accumulator and actuating the total-taking mechanism.

42. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a printing mechanism on which items may be set up; an accumulator means adapted, when operative, to effect the accumulation of a set-up item; automatic means put into operation by the said accumulation for rendering the accumulator inoperative and preventing subsequent accumulations; total-taking mechanism; initiating means for causing said mechanism to take a total; and means put into operation by said initiating means, when initiating total-taking, for rendering operative the inoperative-rendered accumulator.

43. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for setting up and printing items; means for accumulating said items; means for automatically rendering the accumulating means inoperative; and means for automatically initiating the taking of a total and rendering operative the inoperative-rendered accumulator.

WILLIAM IV. LASKER. \Vitnesses H. D. PENNEY, H. I. SIEGEL. 

